Vase for flowers and the like



May 21, 1929. SUCK I I 1,714,193

' VASE FOR FLOWERS AND THE LIKE Filed Sept 30, 1925 NNNNNN OR PatentedMay 21,1929. l p p i UNITED STATES PATENT QFFlCE-t EDWIN E. smell, or rrrsnuneii, rnNNsYLvANIA. i i.

VASE FOR rilownns AND THE LIKE. Application filed September 30, 1525.Serial No, 59,733.

The present invention relates to vases for of the flowers projectingthrough the recesses 2 holding flowers or like things, such as ferns, oropenings 3. The vase may be of any suitfoliage, etc. The object of theinvention is to able material, such as glass, and the bent over form thevase so as to hold the stems of the fingers 2 are formed integral withthe'body 5 flowers separated to form a symmetrical of the vase. I l

bouquet. i J It is to be understood that the invention' In the drawings:v is not limited to its illustrated embodiment,

Figure 1 is an elevation; and but may be otherwise embodied within theFigure 2 is a plan view of a vase embodyscope of the following claim.

l0 ing'my invention. 7 I claim: g V v Referring to the drawings, thebody 1 of A'hollow vase for holding flowers having 35 the vase may be ofany suitable or usual form, a body, a closed bottom, and a top formed ofbut has preferably, as shown, a rather deep a plurality of spacedupwardly and inwardly body to form a tall type of vase to receive curvedfingers, there being flower stem red 15 the stems of the flowers orferns, or other ceiving openings between said fingers, which v things tobe held. The brim of the vase is openings merge into a central opening f4o formed with a number of rounded inwardly relatively small diameterwhen compared bent fingers 2, as shown, there being flower V with thediameter of the top of thevase, the stem receiving openings 3 betweenthe fingers outer surfaces of the fingers merging into 20 which mergeinto a central opening of relae the outer surface of thebody of the vaseand tively small diameter when compared With forming a continuationthereof. a 45 v the diameter of the top of the vase, and which Intestimony whereof I have hereunto set serveto separate the stems of theflowers and my ha d l hold them in the desired position, the stems EDWINE. SLICK.

